Sad farewell to Goodman's columns

May 10, 2007|Nanna Gregory Boca Raton

I was sad to read columnist Howard Goodman's farewell message on Sunday. For the past few years, I enjoyed his column, agreeing with his thoughtful opinions.

At age 72, although in reasonably good health, I believe I speak for many others of my generation: We are computer-literate but reading without holding the object (newspaper or book) in our hands diminishes the pleasure. Additionally, staring at a computer screen for more than half an hour usually reminds us of our arthritis in neck and fingers. However, the younger generation moved to the Web. Newspapers must follow and consider their bottom lines.

Goodman's column covers less than one-third of a printed page. It should be possible to continue to be printed, as well as being online. Sunday's Outlook section used up three whole pages about children boxing. Surely, stories like that could be shortened to make room for Goodman's commentaries.

Nevertheless, thank you, Howard Goodman, for many interesting articles. I wish him great success in his future endeavors.